Preset speed device for adjustable speed motors



July 24, 1951 F. w. BAUMANN ET AL 2,561,837

PRESET SPEED DEVICE FOR ADJUSTABLE SPEED MOTORS Filed Aug. 22, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l Their Attorney.

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n and Kinloch P. Greniell, Y., assignors to General Electric Company, a corporation of New York Application August 22, 1950, Serial No. 180,816

3 Claims. 1

Our invention relates to speed control devices and, more particularly, to preset speed control devices for brush-shifting motors such as shown in Reissue Patent 14,031-Schrage.

The operating speed desired in small Schrage motors can be preset by simply setting the brushes at a suitable position. Then, when the motor is energized, it comes up to the preset operating speed with no further adjustments. However, in the case of the larger adjustable speed motors, such as those having ratings above h. p., the starting currents are of such magnitude that such a simple starting procedure is not possible. Our invention, therefore, finds particular application with A.-C. brush shifting type motors having a shunt characteristic and having an output of 5 h. p. or more. Such machines can be brought up to a preset speed by several methods. One such method is by inserting resistance in the secondary circuit. Another method is starting the motor with the brushes in the low speed position and, after starting, manually adjusting the brushes to bring the motor to the desired speed.

when a wound rotor induction motor is brought up to speed by changing the physical resistance of the secondary circuits, timed contactors can be used to bring the motor up to the desired operating speed automatically, but this requires bulky, expensive equipment. On the other hand changing the brush position is a manual operation, and it requires the presence of an operator to move the brushes for starting the motor and to return the brushes to the low speed position when the motor is stopped.

Therefore, an important object of our invention is to provide improved means for presetting the operating speed 01' an A.-C. brush shifting motor so that the motor is automatically brought up to the preset speed when energized.

Another object of our invention is to provide improved means for presetting and adjusting the speed of A.-C. brush shifting motors.

In carrying out our invention in one embodiment thereof, a planetary diflerential gear mechanism cooperating with a pair of limit switches is used to convert a setting on a speed presetting dial into switching operations to control the operation of a pilot motor. The pilot motor changes the position of the brushes in the motor.

While our invention will be described as applied to A.-(.. brush shitting motors used as drive means for an oifset type Printing press, it is to be understood that it is not limited to such application, as the disclosure in this respect is mere- (CL 318-414) I For additional objects and advantages and for a better understanding of our invention, attention is now directed to the following description and the accompanying drawing and also to the appended claims in which the features of our invention believed to be novel are particularly pointed out. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the control circuit of an oflset printing press em-" bodying our invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view in elevation of our invention taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of our invention partly in section.

Referring to the drawings an offset type print ing press I having paper passing therethrough from left to right is provided with a caliper type trip device 2 for slowing the printing press to of its normal operating speed in the event of a paper jam or when the paper supply is exhausted:

The supply conductors I, 4 and 5 supply 3 phase power to the A.-C. brush shifting type motor 6, having a shunt characteristic. Aswitching device such as the circuit breaker I is provided to connect the motor 6 to the aforementioned supply conductors.

Motor 6 is protected against overloading by the overcurrent relays 8, 9 and III which control the contacts ll. Contacts H are in series in the energizing circuit of relay i2. When contacts ii are opened, relay I2 is de-energized and the normally open contacts l2d, He, and I are opened. A pilot motor such as the reversible motor I; is provided to move the brush yokes of motor 6. Motor I3 is energized through a circuit connected across two of the phases of the 3 phase supply and including the transformer It. The field winding lia of motor I3 is energized for forward operation and the field winding lib is energized for reverse operation. In forward operation the speed of motor 6 is increased and in reverse operation, the speed of motor 6 is decreased. The pairs oi. brushes l5, l6, and ll of motor Gare mounted radially about the commutator l8 on the brush yokes l9 and 20. Yokes l9 and 20 are each secured to a different bevel gear-and are concentric about commutator II. Yokes it and 20 are rotated in opposite direction about commutator II in response to rotation oi pilot motor I 3. The relative position of the brushes intion of ilot motor It. The knob 23 is secured to the bevel gear 24 through a shaft 25. Gear 24 meshes with the bevel gear 28 which is secured to the disk 21.

A planetary differential gear mechanism whose sun gear 2| is integral with the shaft 29 connects the pilot motor II to the bevel gear I which drives brush yokes I! and II. The planet gears II and I2 are secured to pin 21a which is rotatably mounted on the face of disk 21. Planet II is engaged with the internal gear II, and planet gear I2 meshes with gear II.

Cam IIa on the circumference of internal gear II is provided to operate the limit switches II and II in response to the rotation of internal gear II. Cam Ila is shaped so that when it lies in the neutral position shown in Fig. 1 neither of the limit switches is operated and pilot motor II remains de-energized. However, rotation of internal gear II in either direction will cause one of the limit switches to beoperated, thereby energizing pilot motor II for rotation in the direction corresponding to the change of speed dictated by the rotation of knob 2I. Internal gear II rests on cam IIa and a projection IIb diametrically opposite cam "0. Cam IIa and projection III) are supported in a suitable trackway provided in the housing of preset speed mechanism 2|.

A finger II is mounted on cam IIa to open contacts I1 thereby inserting the resistor II in series in the pilot motor circuit with pilot motor II. This reduces the speed of motor II as it is driving cam IIa back to the neutral position, thus preventing overriding of the neutral position and consequent hunting.

During operation, an offset plate is secured to the roller II and inked through the rollers 42. As roller II is turned, the image from the oflset plate is transferred to roller II and from there on to the paper. When the offset plate is mounted on roller II, it is desired that roller ll be rotated through small consecutive angles as desired by the operator while mounting the plate. To accomplish this a switch II is connected in series with the holding contacts I2a of relay I2. Motor I can then be logged by simply pressing the start button 40. Holding contacts I2a are not in the circuit; so as soon as roller II has been turned through the desired angle, start button II is released thereby de-energizing relay I2 and motor I. When switch It is closed, holding contacts I2a are in the circuit and relay I2 is held energized after start button 40 has been pressed and released.

After the offset plate is mounted on roller II and circuit breaker I is closed, the operator starts motor I by closing switch I! and pressing start button II. This energizes relay I2 closing the normally open contacts I2a, I2c, I2d, I la, and I2]. The normally closed contacts I2b are opened. When start button II is released, contacts a are opened but relay I2 is held energized through switch II and holding contacts IIa. If it is assumed that the brushes are in the low speed position, motor I now comes up to this low speed.

In order to increase the speed of motor I, the operator simply adjusts knob N to the desired speed as indicated on dial 22. This adjustment could easily have been made before motor I was energized. If it had been made, motor I would have been brought automatically to the desired speed from the low speed by the operation of the preset speed control mechanism as hereinafter described.

When knob II is rotated, disk 21 is also driven 4 through a corresponding angle through shaft 2', bevel gear 2!, and bevel gear 26. Sun gear II is connected to pilot motor II through shaft 2., coupling 44, and a gear train such as the beveled gears l6 and 4!. sun gear 28 is held stationary by the friction forces in bevel gears 45 and II and in pilot motor II. Therefore, as disk 21 is rotated, planet gear I2 is driven in rotation about the axis of pin 21a, and drives planet gear II in rotation through pin 21a. The rotation of planet gear II about the axis of pin 21a drives internal gear II in rotation. If the rotation of lntemal gear II is in a clockwise direction, the consequent movement of cam IIa closes contacts 35a, thereby connecting field winding He in the pilot motor circuit. This connection causes pilot motor II to drive the brushes in the respective pairs on motor 6 to raise the speed of rotation of motor I.

Sun gear N and bevel gear II are mounted on the same shaft. Therefore, as bevel gear II is turned to move the brushes, sun gear 28 is turned through the same angle and drives planet gear I2 in rotation about pin 21a. Planet gear I2 now drives planet gear II through pin 2Ia, and planet gear II, in turn. drives lntemal gear II to return it to a neutral position. As cam IIa is brought back to the neutral position, finger It opens contacts I1, thereby inserting resistor II in series with pilot motor II. When cam IIa reaches the neutral position, contacts Ila are opened and pilot motor II is de-energized. Motor 6 is now turning at the desired operating speed.

In the event of a paper Jam or in the event that the paper supply is exhausted caliper tripping device 2 detects the change in the predetermined thickness of paper passing therethrough and closes contacts 2a and opens contacts 2b. This action connects winding IIb in the pilot motor circuit causing pilot motor II to drive the brushes back down to the low speed position which usually corresponds to one-third of the operating speed. When the brushes reach the low speed position, the finger 41 .on yoke II opens contacts I thereby de-energizing pilot motor II. When pilot motor II moved the brushes to the low speed position, it also drove internal gear II clockwise out of the neutral position.

After the operator has cleared the paper Jam. the caliper trip device 2 must be reset manually thereby opening contacts 2a and closing contacts 217. This automatically energizes pilot motor II through windings IIa, and pilot motor II changes the brush position to bring motor I up to the high speed operating point as hereinbefore described.

If the operator wishes to reduce the speed of motor I while the press is in operation, he simply changes the setting of knob II thereby rotating internal gear II in a counterclockwise direction. Contacts Ila are closed and contacts Ilb are opened. Field winding III: is energized and pilot motor II moves the brushes to the new position. When the brushes reach the new position cam II is once more in the neutral position and contacts Ila are opened and contacts Ilb are closed, thereby de-energizing pilot motor II.

When the operator desires to stop the press, he simply pushes stop button II. This de-energizes relay I2 thereby opening the holding contacts IIa and the contacts I2d, He, and I2] in series with the supply conductors of motor I. Motor I is now de-energized and wind and friction forces bring it to a halt. Winding III; is connected in the pilot motor circuit through the contacts I2b thereby causing pilot motor II to drive the brush wires to the low speed position. Cam IIa is driven in a clockwise direction at the same time so that contacts a are closed. Now, unless the position of knob 23 is changed, the next time that the press is started pilot motor I! is connected to bring motor 6 up to the previous operating speed as hereinbefore described.

The rollers of the printing press must be cleaned periodically. and at such times it is desired that the press be operated at full speed with no paper going through. To accomplish this, the operator first sets knob 23 to the full speed posi-- tion. The press is started as hereinbeiore described except that in addition the push button ll must be held depressed thereby opening contacts 50a and closing contacts 50b. This bypasses the contacts of caliper trip device 2 and connects windings Ila in the pilot motor circuit to cause the pilot motor to bring induction motor 6 up to the high speed. As soon as button 50 is released, contacts 50a are closed, contacts 50b are opened, and the contacts of caliper trip device 2 take over to bring the motor 6 to the low speed point of operation as hereinbefore described.

It will be noted that in all the operations hereinbefore described. whenever one of the field windings--of pilot motor I: is energized, simultaneously operated contacts open the circuit of the other field winding so that both windings l3a and lib cannot be energized at the same time. It will also be noted that when switch 39 is open and start button 40 is depressed to jog motor 6, contacts lllb in series with winding |3a are opened thus preventing pilot motor l3 from changing the brush position and increasing the speed of motor i.

While our invention has bcen described by reference to particular embodiments thereof, it will be understood that this is by way of illustration of the principles involved and that those skilled in the art may make many modifications in the arrangement and mode of operation. Therefore, we contemplate by the appended claims to cover any such modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of our invention.

' What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. For an adjustable speed alternating current brush shifting motor having movable brush yokes for shifting the brushes to adjust the speed thereof, a mechanism for automatically moving said brush yokes to operate said motor at a preset speed in response to the energizing of said motor, said preset speed mechanism comprising a shaft, a control knob mounted on said shaft for manually positioning said shaft, an internal gear having a cam on a portion secured to the periphery thereof, a reversible pilot motor for driving said brush yokes, gear means including a planetary diilerential gear mechanism driven by said pilot motor and by the manual rotation of said shaft for driving said internal gear in rotation, circuits for energizing said reversible pilot motor, limit switches each operated in response to the rotation of said internal gear cam in a diflerent direction and having contacts in series in said pilot motor energizing circuits for controlling the direction of rotation of said pilot motor, a circuit for energizing said brush shifting motor, a contactor for energizing and deenergizing said brush shifting motor and having normally open contacts in series in said brush shifting motor energizing circuit and having normally open contacts in series in said pilot motor energizing circuits, a circuit for energizing said contactor, a start switch having normally open 6 contacts in series in said contactor energizing circuit, said contactor having normally open holding contacts connected in parallel relation with said start switch, a stop switch having normally closed contacts in series in said contactor energizing circuit, said contactor having normally closed contacts for bypassing said limit switches for connecting said pilot motor for moving said brush yokes to a low speed position in response to the de-energization of said contactor.

2. For an adjustable speed alternating current brush shifting motor having movable brush yokes for shifting the brushes to adjust the speed thereof, a mechanism for automatically moving said brush yokes to operate said brush shifting motor at a preset speed in response to the energizing of said brush shifting motor, said preset speed mechanism comprising a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted in said housing, a control knob mounted on said shaft for manually positioning said shaft, an internal gear having a cam on a portion of the periphery thereof, a reversible pilot motor for driving said brush yokes, gear means including a planetary differential gear mechanism driven by said pilot motor and by the manual rotation of said shaft for driving said internal gear in rotation, circuits for energizing said reversible pilot motor, limit switches each operated in response to the rotation of said internal gear cam in a different direction and having contacts in series in said pilot motor energizing circuits for controlling the direction of rotation of said pilot motor, a. circuit for energizing said brush shifting motor,

a contactor for energizing and de-energizing said brush shifting motor and having normally open contacts in series in said brush shifting motor energizing circuit and having normally open contacts in series in said pilot motor energizing circuits, a circuit for energizing said contactor, a start switch, having normally open contacts in series in said contactor energizing circuit, said contactor having normally open holding contacts in parallel relation with said start switch, a stop switch having normally closed contact in series in said contactor energizing circuit, said contactor having normally closed contacts for bypassing said limit switches for connecting said pilot motor for moving said brushes to a low speed position in response to the de-energization of said contactor, a jog switch having normally closed contacts in series relation with said holding contacts for controlling the operation of said start switch for jogging or for running said brush shifting motor, an overload relay responsive to currents above a predetermined level connected in series in said brush shifting motor circuit and having normally closed contacts in series in said contactor circuit, a speed-reducing switch having normally closed contacts in series in said pilot motor energizing circuits, a resistor connected in parallel relation with said last mentioned contacts, and a trip arm secured to said cam for operating said speed-reducing switch in response to the approach of said cam to the neutral position between said limit switches.

3. For an adjustable speed alternating current brush shifting motor having movable brush yokes for shifting the brushes to adjust the speed thereof, a mechanism for automatically moving said brush yokes for operating said brush shifting motor at a preset speed in response to the energizing of said brush shifting motor, said preset speed mechanism comprising a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted within said housing, a control knob mounted on said shaft for manually positioning said shaft, an internal gear having a cam on a portion of the periphery thereof, a reversible pilot motor for driving said brush yokes, a gear train connecting said pilot motor and said brush yokes, a disk rotatably mounted in said housing, a planetary difierential gear mechanism having two planet gears pivotally mounted on the face of said disk and having a sun gear driven in rotation by said pilot motor through said gear train, said sun gear meshed with a first one oi said planet gears, said internal gear meshed with a second one oi said planet gears, a first bevel gear secured to one end of said shaft, a second bevel gear meshed with said first bevel gear and secured to said disk, circuits for energizing said reversible pilot motor, limit switches each operated in response to a diiierent direction of rotation 01 said internal gear cam and having contacts in series in said pilot motor energizing circuits for controlling the direction of rotation of said pilot motor, a circuit or energizing said brush shifting motor, a contactor having normally open contacts in series in said brush shifting motor energizing circuit and having normally open contacts in series in said pilot motor energizing circuits, a circuit for energizing said contactor, a start switch having normally open contacts in series in said con- 8 tactor energizing circuit, said contactor having normally open holding contacts in parallel relation with said start switch, a stop switch having normally closed contacts in series in said contactor energizing circuit, said contactor having normally closed contacts for bypassing said limit switches for connecting said pilot motor for moving said brushes to a low speed position in response to the de-energization of said contactor. a jog switch having normally closed contacts in series with said holding contacts for controlling the operation of said start switch for jogging or for running said brush shitting motor, an overload relay responsive to currents above a predetermined level connected in series in said brush shitting motor circuit and having normally closed contacts in series in said contactor circuit, a speed-reducing switch having normally closed contacts in series in said pilot motor circuit, a resistor connected in parallel relation with said last-mentioned contacts, and a trip arm secured to said cam for operating said speedreducing switch in response to the approach 0! said cam to the neutral position between said limit switches.

FREDERICK W. BAUMANN. KINDOCH P. GRENFEIL.

No reierences cited. 

